Since when does Katie Bower write House Tweaking's posts?

[peach]

Cause all of a sudden, house tweaking is full of REAAAAly cheesy jokes, potty humor, curse words, and I am just waiting for a reference to bacon to show up.

She is a great writer but lately it seems forced and that she is trying too hard in her writing. The lame jokes are so not her usual style - it reminds me of Katie Bower's cringe worthy writing. (I will admit I do still read bower power, because Katie does awesome projects and actually has very interesting content - I just skim over her writing)

[munkii]

It does seemed forced, but she has to keep up with it because she keeps partnering with companies (Tile Shop, Target, Home Depot, who am I missing?). It makes me sad because I used to like her even though her design skills are a bit lacking, but once she decided to make this her job, it just went downhill.

[pinkeggs]

Katie Bower. *shudder*

[peach]

Now I'm feeling all guilty that I posted this since I complained recently that all we did was bash blogs and make fun of them and I was sick of the negativity.

Hypocrite, party of one.

[katieb4tom]

I noticed it too. I really liked her, liked what she did, but ever since she started partnering, its been bad. The writing is definitely Bower-powered now. Oddly, I find myself skipping her posts and still skimming Katie's. You might as well go for the original, right? Those spray-painted sea urchins made me really sad.

[rreese]

Delurking to be a b*tch but I finally realized why I like reading her blog, everything she posts I've already liked at another blog. Planked walls and ceiling, Lettered Cottage, fauxdenza copied straight from Chris loves Julia. She could have at least changed the name but nope. Wall stripes that every other blog did at least a year ago, the cow hide over a sisal rug and the penny tile and now spraypainting everything and the new brass obsession straight from Little Green Notebook. Now she's copying wood stain artwork for the patio. I think the turn around for me happened when she made a mommy blogger post where she claimed she wasn't going to neglect her children to make fluff posts like the bigger blogs only to start making posts about how she styled just the corner of her couch with a pillow and a throw blanket with at least 10 photos taken at different angles of the couch, throw pillow and blanket. She's good at taking other people's ideas and putting them together and I like a lot of what she does but I don't think it's going to help her gain a bigger audience when she copies more popular blogs.

[pinkeggs]

May 2, 2013 12:05:36 GMT -5 rreese said:

Delurking to be a b*tch but I finally realized why I like reading her blog, everything she posts I've already liked at another blog. Planked walls and ceiling, Lettered Cottage, fauxdenza copied straight from Chris loves Julia. She could have at least changed the name but nope. Wall stripes that every other blog did at least a year ago, the cow hide over a sisal rug and the penny tile and now spraypainting everything and the new brass obsession straight from Little Green Notebook. Now she's copying wood stain artwork for the patio. I think the turn around for me happened when she made a mommy blogger post where she claimed she wasn't going to neglect her children to make fluff posts like the bigger blogs only to start making posts about how she styled just the corner of her couch with a pillow and a throw blanket with at least 10 photos taken at different angles of the couch, throw pillow and blanket. She's good at taking other people's ideas and putting them together and I like a lot of what she does but I don't think it's going to help her gain a bigger audience when she copies more popular blogs.

I feel bad agreeing with this, but I do. I have loved her blog since before they moved, but lately it's not good. And she is so up YHL's ass it's uncomfortable sometimes.

[munkii]

May 2, 2013 15:41:48 GMT -5 pinkeggs said:

I feel bad agreeing with this, but I do. I have loved her blog since before they moved, but lately it's not good. And she is so up YHL's ass it's uncomfortable sometimes.

Really? I don't think it's been that bad. I need an example.

[bunnymendelbaum]

***feeling bad about chiming in but doing it anyway***

I only started reading her recently, but I was honestly surprised that she likes/idiolizes YHL. I assumed she was "better" than them.

That sounds horrible.

[pinkeggs]

May 2, 2013 15:43:27 GMT -5 munkii said:

May 2, 2013 15:41:48 GMT -5 pinkeggs said:

I feel bad agreeing with this, but I do. I have loved her blog since before they moved, but lately it's not good. And she is so up YHL's ass it's uncomfortable sometimes.

Really? I don't think it's been that bad. I need an example.

www.housetweaking.com/2012/10/22/honest-mondays-a-weekend-of-firsts/

www.housetweaking.com/2012/03/06/master-bathroom-progress/

www.housetweaking.com/2011/05/01/s-m-i-l-f-week-sherry-petersik/

www.housetweaking.com/2010/04/13/omg-yhl/

www.housetweaking.com/2009/12/15/table-for-three/

[emoflamingo]

May 2, 2013 16:25:29 GMT -5 pinkeggs said:

May 2, 2013 15:43:27 GMT -5 munkii said:

Really? I don't think it's been that bad. I need an example.

www.housetweaking.com/2012/10/22/honest-mondays-a-weekend-of-firsts/

www.housetweaking.com/2012/03/06/master-bathroom-progress/

www.housetweaking.com/2011/05/01/s-m-i-l-f-week-sherry-petersik/

www.housetweaking.com/2010/04/13/omg-yhl/

www.housetweaking.com/2009/12/15/table-for-three/

5 links over the course of 4 years isn't that bad, to me.

[pinkeggs]

May 2, 2013 16:35:58 GMT -5 emoflamingo said:

May 2, 2013 16:25:29 GMT -5 pinkeggs said:

www.housetweaking.com/2012/10/22/honest-mondays-a-weekend-of-firsts/

www.housetweaking.com/2012/03/06/master-bathroom-progress/

www.housetweaking.com/2011/05/01/s-m-i-l-f-week-sherry-petersik/

www.housetweaking.com/2010/04/13/omg-yhl/

www.housetweaking.com/2009/12/15/table-for-three/

5 links over the course of 4 years isn't that bad, to me.

You're right. These aren't all of them, just the ones I found the quickest. I think for me it's that whenever she does mention them, it's just so gushy. *shrug* This is coming off as me caring more than I do lol Just something I have noticed. I agree that her recent writing style change is far more annoying.

[rreese]

I don't think she's up YHL's butt but I do think she's looking at bigger blogs and copying what she thinks makes them successful. If I remember correctly she's even tried to do some $herdog lyric quotes, music video posting and it doesn't work IMO. While I made a big deal about copying other blogs, let's face it all the blogs take from each other and Pinterest. YHL and BP aren't the most original nor are they superb diyers but they have their own unique personalities and I think that's why they are so popular. She needs to stick to her own style which I do like a lot. I don't even have a problem with her almost all IKEA house like some people. I think she makes it work.